Mongolian culture

1. CULTURE …
Let’s talk program #2
SungHongHoe University
Rune – MAINS

2.  Review of previous meeting
 Marriage
 Family members
 Holidays
 Traditional clothing
 Comments and discussion questions

4.  The traditional wedding was an agreement between
two families
 Ceremony to asking a bride from bride’s family
 Average age of marriage?
 Marriage within their own social stratum

5. Type of the wedding

6. All new couple can NOT make their wedding. Why, because…
So, many couple make their wedding ceremony LATER on
The wedding usually continues for only 1 day in the cities. But, in the
countryside, it often continues for 3-4 days.
Traditionally, the groom's party pays the most of total finances for the
wedding. The bride’s party is responsible for some furniture e.g.
kitchen and bedding
Average expense for the modern style wedding – 9500 USD
(reception for 200 persons)
Luxury wedding – 37800 USD
Budget wedding – 3000 USD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxJVzZLp6BI#t=377

7.  Family background is an important component of
social status
 Sons usually receive equivalent share of the
family (herd)
 More nuclear families
3'522 (22.3%)

8.  Tradition wedding ceremony still exist in the countryside
 Westernized wedding is popular in urban areas.

9. Women’s Right Day: Mar 08
Child Right Day: Jun 01
Lunar New Year Festival – 3 days
Naadam festival:
Jul 11-13
National Pride Day
National Independence
Day: Dec 29 New Year
Day: Jan 01
Army Day (men’s day): Mar 18
Family Day: May 15
Elders’ Day: Oct 01
Valentine’s Day: Feb 14
Christmas: Dec 25
School New Year
Day: Sep 01
Fathers’ Day: Aug 08
Fools Day: Apr 01

10. Naadam National Festival – July 11-13
 The Naadam, “three games of men”- wrestling, horse riding and archery
 With festivities, eating and drinking, and much socializing.

11. Lunar New Year Festival Tsagaan Sar
The day before Tsagaan Sar is called Bituun, people
thoroughly clean around home, herders also clean the
livestock barns and shades, to meet the New Year
fresh.
Families will meet in the home of the eldest in the
family
Many people will be dressed in full garment of
national costumes.
People greet to each other with
Special greeting “zolgokh”
Long, blue, and a silk cloths khadag
After the ceremony, family eats: sheep's tail and

12.  Couples exchange
gifts
 Express one’s love
 Main gifts:
chocolate, flower,
heart shaped
Valentine’s Day New Year Celebration
 Starting from Dec
01
 Put high attention
on NY Parties e.g.
new dress, shoes,
make up,
hairdressing, party
preparation and
organizing

13.  Traditional costume is a deel
 Made from cotton, silk and wool
 Men and women still commonly
wear the deel in rural areas.
 In urban areas, deels are mostly
only worn by elderly people, or
on festive occasions.
 Others clothing: hat, boot and
belt

15. Ethnic group traditional clothes:

19. What about wedding in Korea in the past and present?
In your opinion, what are current problems related to the
family in Korea?
What is the famous holiday among young people in Korea?
How do they celebrate?
 Does Korean traditional clothes have also changed over the
years? Do you have modern version of Hanbok?